Disney Animation Production Workers Secure Historic First Union Contract

The agreement includes significant wage increases, pension and health benefits, marking a milestone for production management workers in the animation industry.

• 93% of Walt Disney Animation Studios production management workers voted to ratify their first union contract with 96% voter participation.
• The contract provides substantial wage increases: 24% for production managers, 29% for production supervisors, and 35% for production coordinators.
• Workers will now receive pension and health benefits as part of the agreement, which serves as a sideletter to The Animation Guild's preexisting contract with Disney Animation.
• The unionization effort began in 2022 and faced challenges, including a National Labor Relations Board hearing where Disney argued against the workers' eligibility to unionize; the NLRB ruled in the workers' favor in 2023.
• This contract is seen as a landmark achievement for animation industry workers and could influence ongoing union negotiations at DreamWorks Animation.

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